Explore Austerity through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like asceticism. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Austerity in a sentence
Austerity meaning
- Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
- Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity.
- A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
Synonyms of Austerity
Using Austerity
- The main meaning on this page is: Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline. | Freedom from adornment; plainness; severe simplicity. | A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.
- Useful related words include: asceticism, nonindulgence, self-discipline, self-denial.
- In the example corpus, austerity often appears in combinations such as: of austerity, austerity measures, austerity and.
Context around Austerity
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Austerity
- In this selection, "austerity" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, anti, war, backed, measures, alliance and cuts stand out and add context to how "austerity" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include architect of austerity has been and argentina that austerity measures are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "austerity" sits close to words such as accessory, arresting and barrage, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with austerity
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Govt’s ‘austerity plan’ will steer country out of. (9 words)
Accordingly, he told the citizens of Argentina that austerity measures are needed. (12 words)
By 1950 Britain was beginning to rid itself of post-war austerity. (12 words)
Everyone who matters in the Labour hierarchy is haunted by the memory that Neil Kinnock was beaten by John Major in 1992 despite a Tory recession, and Ed Miliband lost to David Cameron in 2015 after five years of Conservative austerity. (41 words)
If all this privilege was deemed okay in the post-war austerity of 1953, it seems anachronistic in 2023 and one wonders how the British monarchy will remain relevant in a much-changed and divided United Kingdom in the coming years. (41 words)
First, the finance ministry’s apparent disregard for economic growth and, second, its failure to reflect the true effect of austerity, as well as an ongoing political tug-of-war, on the public purse. (34 words)
How much more inflation and austerity must the rest of the world suffer before "it" is achieved? (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
In other NMI news, the government’s Austerity Fridays will now convert to Austerity Mondays to better align the working day with the U.S. mainland, according to an Oct. 1 release.
When she was asked to choose between the IMF factions that backed austerity measures and those that favoured expansionist policies, she appeared to give her blessing to austerity.
The Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit electoral alliance, consisting of the Anti-Austerity Alliance and People Before Profit Alliance currently occupy the 5th largest grouping within Dáil Éireann.
Accordingly, he told the citizens of Argentina that austerity measures are needed.
A Labour source told HuffPost UK: “What a treat for the public - the right-hand-man to the architect of austerity has been gifted the keys to the country.
And second, should we talk about austerity first and taxes second or the other way around, Ilmar Raag finds in Vikerraadio's daily comment.
But budgets are tight, and a new era of fiscal austerity has dawned in Hollywood, with studios laying off thousands of employees and curtailing spending on content.
But it’s also against the system they defend—austerity, endless Tory rule, and politicians who don’t speak for ordinary people.
But the real reason there are not enough houses and hospitals is because of over ten years of Tory cuts and austerity.
By 1950 Britain was beginning to rid itself of post-war austerity.
During the first term of Tory rule, austerity often went hand in glove with ideological arguments about creating a smaller state.
Earlier this month, thousands of protesters marched in Brussels to protest what they perceive as new austerity measures the reform would bring.
Euan Ward obtained police data and interviewed dozens of families, social workers and officials to understand the convergence of austerity cuts and youth violence in London’s poorest neighborhoods.
Even if austerity cuts were reversed today, the long-term effects for Yusuf and countless others could continue for generations.
Everyone who matters in the Labour hierarchy is haunted by the memory that Neil Kinnock was beaten by John Major in 1992 despite a Tory recession, and Ed Miliband lost to David Cameron in 2015 after five years of Conservative austerity.
First, the finance ministry’s apparent disregard for economic growth and, second, its failure to reflect the true effect of austerity, as well as an ongoing political tug-of-war, on the public purse.
Four developments have set in motion elements of traditional neoliberal austerity that are further undermining the popularity of both Biden and Bidenomics.
Govt’s ‘austerity plan’ will steer country out of.
How much more inflation and austerity must the rest of the world suffer before "it" is achieved?
If all this privilege was deemed okay in the post-war austerity of 1953, it seems anachronistic in 2023 and one wonders how the British monarchy will remain relevant in a much-changed and divided United Kingdom in the coming years.
Common combinations with austerity
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of austerity 38×
- austerity measures 37×
- austerity and 20×
- to austerity 17×
- the austerity 11×
- austerity has 9×
- that austerity 7×
- tory austerity 6×
- fiscal austerity 5×
- and austerity 5×